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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1899)
THE BATTALION. 11 boys did well for the first game. Toby, of Waco, plays at Col lege October 14; then Baylor at Waco October 21. Look out for us at San Antonio November 4. We are workink up to that game. A Letter of Thanks. Houston, Tex.. Oct. 17, ’99. Prof. Chas. Puryear and Boys of the A. M. C. Football Team; Gentlemen:—In behalf of the boys of Houston High School team, I am authorized to thank you for the many kind favors that you showed me and my men while at College on the 7th inst. Al though the High School boys were defeated, each and every one thinks that they scored a success of the day’s stay at the Station. Again thanking you for the kind ness I will close, with much re gard to the boys and “Twins” (on my part). Jno. De Lesdeanier, Capt. High School Team. E3XPA.IVSI01N. Met a feller t’other morniu’- Most amusin’ sort of cuss; Had a cu’us style about him- - Cert’nly couldn’t well be wuss. I says, “Where you hail f’m,pardner?” An’ he smiled in a knowin’ way, An’ replied in forren ling-o, “Porto Rico, U. S. A.” Seen a feller down on Broadway, With a shockin’ head of hair, An’ a lot o’ tropic garments. An’ a most outlandish air. “"Whur’s he frum?” a feller shouted, An’ before we’d time to say, This yere heathen turned an’ ans’rd, “Honeyluler, U. S. A.” Met a feller here on Olive, With a somber-e-ro on; Had a lot of shaggy whiskers, Nearly all his clothes wuz gone. Stopped an’ ast me fur a qua’ter; Says, “My home is fur away.” “Whur you frum?” The varmint an swered, “Santiago, U. S. A.” Seen a feller at the Southern, With a heavy iron box; Overcoat was lined with bearskin, Wore a dozen pair of sox. Sized him up to be er miner, Judgin’ by his awkward way; Seen him write in big char-ac-ters, “Circle City, U. S. A.” Seen a saddle-colored heathen, Wearin’ ear-rings in his nose, Linen cuffs ’round his ankles, Most indecent lack of clothes. “Where’d this heathen guy here spring frum?” I inquired, in lofty way; An’ he had the nerve to answer, “Prom Manila, U. S. A.” “Hully Gee,” says I, “I never heard o’ These here cannibals before. Air the heathens yere all voters? Will we stan’ fur enny more? Nex’ you ask a feller Whur he’s frum, an’ he’ll say, With a lordly kind o’ flourish, ‘All creation, U. S. A.’ ”—Exchange.
